When I first heard the news earlier this year that Takara was tackling their phenomenal Battle Beasts line again with all new toys, I wound up in the emergency room with a severe concussion sustained from fainting and my head landing onto a comically large anvil. The doctors then told me I had a bad [...]
Guest Review > Beast Saga Series 1 (Takara-Tomy)
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Hasbro Brings Zynga Brands to Life
Hasbro, Inc., in collaboration with Zynga, will bring some of the world’s most popular digital game brands to life with a new line of games based on Zynga’s Words With Friends, FarmVille, CityVille, and Draw Something brands. The line will hit store shelves this month at most major U.S. retailers and will also be available [...]
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Pinball machine made entirely of K'Nex construction toys
This bad boy is full of K'Nex toys. (Credit: Andrew Locke ) Some people play with construction toys. Some people build massive and elaborate functioning structures out of construction toys. University of Colorado engineering student Andrew Locke fits into the latter category. Locke built a fully functional pinball machine out of K'Nex . K'Nex may not have quite the same fame as Legos, but it's ...
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Monster Roll: Sushi Chefs vs Giant Sea Monsters This bombastic...
Monster Roll: Sushi Chefs vs Giant Sea Monsters
This bombastic short film by Dan Blank is a proof of concept video. It proves that the concept of sushi chefs fighting giant monsters is awesome and I totally wish it were a full-length movie.
Here’s some movie posters to go along with the video.
Check out the equally rad making-of video here.
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“Family” Stickers For the Back of Your SUV …
Now, you can upgrade the stickers that rep your family on the back of the SUV … to Star Wars and Apple! But choose carefully because you don’t want people swerving at you screaming UNHOLY NAMES and WORDS at you, shaking their fists … So, um, re-watch all the Star Wars movies – remember if [...]
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Win a plush talking Sucklord at DesignerCon!
With New York Comic Con out of the way, the next big toy event in the US has got to be DesignerCon, taking place in Pasadena, California, on November 3. One of the draws of this year's con is the Suckcarnival, in which one lucky player will win a talking Sucklord plush. The press release describes the prize thusly:
Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted to do was win that amazing stuffed animal at the fair? Now's your chance to try your skills at winning something extra extra extra radical. Sure, you might win a headshot of the Sucklord, or maybe a piece of bright pink junk, but you COULD win a talking plush Sucklord. Based on a design by Gary Ham, this little guy will remind you of the actual Sucklord, and with a press of his palm he will spout annoying sayings at you. At least until the batteries die.
As noted in the quote, the plush was birthed from a previous toy designed by Gary Ham (check out Jeremyriad's picture in our gallery to see a comparison). My understanding is that there is only plush made, so that is quite the collectible for the art toy fan.
Look for more DesignerCon coverage leading up to and after the event, right here at Tomopop. Are any of you planning on attending?
[image via Jeremyriad]
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Wanderful Introduces Multilingual “Harry and the Haunted House” Interactive App
Wanderful Interactive Storybooks, a leader in the development of interactive storybook apps designed for today’s generation of digital kids, has introduced the slightly spooky, highly fun Harry and the Haunted House app just in time for Halloween. Originally written by Mark Schlichting for the Living Books series, Harry and the Haunted House has been updated with [...]
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Treegarr from BigManToys
BigManToys has announced details of their Treegarr resin figure. The 5.5" tall toy will be available to purchase on Wednesday October 24th 2012 at 6:00PM ET. This design (the original version) will be limited to only 10 pieces that will run $75.00 each. Once these are sold, there will be be no more Treegarr fgigures [...]
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Flying Super Grover 2.0 by Playskool {Video Demo and Review}
He’s blue. He’s adorable. He can fly. Who is it? Flying Super Grover 2.0 of course! He was so cute, so much fun and he made us fall in love with him – which is why he made it on this year’s ToyXplosion 20 list! Grover has always been one of my favorite Sesame StreetRead More
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X2 Toys Transformers Prime Soundwave SGC-003 Power-Bat and Power-Beak Images Revealed
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Thanks to ACToys who have shared new images of the X2 Toys Transformers Prime Soundwave upgrade pack adds two recon assistants to the character named: SGC-003 Power Bat and Power Beak. The new images show both of the robo-birds in two different styles. There is a Shangahi Conference limited edition of 50 chrome plated sets and a black and red colored set available that come in a nice triangular box made to resemble Soundwave's face. The figures have fittings to mount on Soundwave's just like Laserbeak. Get a look at the images image now for more details on the X2 Toys Power-Bat and Power-Beak set.
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ToyXplosion’s Halloween Costume Contest Submission #11 – A 7 Month Old Katniss Everdeen
This is submission #11 for our Halloween Costume Contest,which you can find out all about here. We are taking submissions until October 23rd. Don’t forget, the winner receives a $100 gift card from Amazon.com! Have you read The Hunger Games? I’ll admit it. I read all of the books and have seen the first movie. Actually the wordRead More
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Insanely Realistic Pencil Drawing This realistic drawing of a...
Insanely Realistic Pencil Drawing
This realistic drawing of a wet and sexy lady is by 22-year-old Diego Fazio, a former tattoo artist. Check out more over on his deviantART page.
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4th Annual Transformers Conference Shanghai China Images
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Following up on a previous report, ACToys have shared a gallery images from the 4th Annual Transformers Conference that was held on October 13th in Shanghai, China . The modest event featured numerous presentations with previews of mostly Third Party toys including products from Master Mind Creations Screecher, Toy World's TW-T01 Grind Rod, and the TFC Toys Uranos Phantom and Eagle, and more action figures. You can view all images mirrored locally below.
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Noel returns with Hyakka Ryouran for Hobby Japan scans
Hobby Japan is all about exclusives but will sometimes brings us such figures we haven't seen anywhere else (which is partially disappointing). Their bread and butter has typically come from the Queen's Gate name of artwork.
The latest in magazine scans show that Noel Vermillion from BlazBlue putting on red for her outfit and dying her hair black. Two of my favorite colors but I still can't get behind the design of this figure. I know she's a tiny person but the body looks way too petite and that pose looks so unnatural. The 1/8-scale Queen's Gate Ao no Keishousha Noel Vermillion 2P Color Ver. will be available in March, 2013.
Fans of Hyakka Ryouran will see the 1/8-scale Jubei Yagyu Hakugin no Kenki ver. flying their way between April and May of 2013. It's a cute pose and I admit a bit of lift on a shirt does push some buttons. Unfortunately, not too big on what's underneath but I expected such from this title. Everything else looks great that's attached to Jubei including the sword, armor pieces, and even the eye patch. I also enjoy how shapely the legs are designed on these figures.
Finally, the upcoming movie Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W will be seeing the Achilles D9 get a figure in what appears to be a part of a special event. So the exciting news seems to be for Hyakka Ryouran fans with the new Jubei coming down the line. Does it tickle your fancy or the new color for Noel?
[via 2chan]
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Micro Chargers by Moose Toys {Video Demo and Review}
Every Christmas, little boys (and big boys) everywhere ask for a race track of some sort. Our boys have asked for one time and time again and this year, our 8 year old had the chance to test one out that he absolutely loves. He’s seen the commercials about the Micro Chargers and was definitelyRead More
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‘Escape’ - A Gut-Wrenching Short Film About A Little...
‘Escape’ - A Gut-Wrenching Short Film About A Little Girl And Her Love For Zelda Games
Little Danni gets bad grades in school and is always ridiculed. If that weren’t rough enough, she has to come home to parents who are always fighting with each other and yelling at her. Her only escape is to a land called Hyrule. You should probably watch this with some Kleenex.
Buy: Zelda Hylian Shield & Master Sword Letter Opener Set
Check it: More Zelda posts
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ToyXplosion’s Halloween Costume Contest Submission #12 – Hippie Chick
This is submission #12 for our Halloween Costume Contest,which you can find out all about here. We are taking submissions until October 23rd. Don’t forget, the winner receives a $100 gift card from Amazon.com! We’re so excited to share another costume entry with you today. This one is all about peace, love and daisies (and really cute pinkRead More
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Hess to Sell Toy Truck Online
Hess Corporation has announced that the Hess Toy Truck, a holiday tradition for 48 years on the East Coast, will be available for purchase online this year for the first time. Details of the 2012 Hess Toy Truck will be announced November 1 and will go on sale November 9 at participating Hess and Hess [...]
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Analysing The 'Iron Man 3' Trailer
"Iron Man", and every other superhero movie, is about "characters", of how they service the story of the film and how they relate to us, the viewer. In a superhero-themed film, how much can they really relate to us mortal folks? All this fancy talk just so I can geek-on about the recently released IRON MAN 3 trailer muahahahahaha - have a read, along with screengrabs. And since I am not privy to
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Live Action ‘PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’...
Live Action ‘PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’ Trailer
This comes from the same people behind the last year’s super amazing Michael video and it’s almost just as good. And just like with Michael, there’s various game references hidden throughout the trailer. Can you spot them all?
Hopefully they come out with more of these because it’d be nice to see some other characters in live action.
Pre-order: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
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